Ardagh Holdings S.A. files amendment to Schedule 13D with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A.

Ardagh Holdings S.A. (AHSA) announces that its board of directors has instructed its advisers to prepare for a potential sale of Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. (AMPSA) by AHSA and its affiliates. Under the contemplated process, AHSA would sell some or all of the equity interests indirectly held in AMPSA to a third-party buyer. A potential transaction may include a scenario in which AHSA acquires the ordinary shares of AMPSA not currently held by AHSA in order to facilitate a sale of all of the equity interests in AMPSA to a third-party buyer.

Evercore International Partners LLP has been appointed as financial adviser to AHSA and Kirkland & Ellis International LLP as lead legal adviser to AHSA. Any further steps in connection with a potential transaction, including the terms, timing, selection of a counterparty, and ultimate consummation, will require the approval of the board of directors of AHSA. AHSA has not set a deadline or definitive timeline for the completion of the potential sale process, and there can be no assurance that this process will result in any transaction or particular outcome. AHSA does not intend to comment further unless and until its board of directors has approved a specific course of action or it has otherwise determined that further disclosure is appropriate or necessary.

AHSA has filed an amendment to its statement on Schedule 13D originally filed on November 20, 2025 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with respect to the ordinary shares of AMPSA. A copy of the Schedule 13D amendment is available on the website of the SEC.